Random House New Releases - Law - Healthhttp://www.randomhouse.com/category/www.randomhouse.com2006-03-13T11:23:00-05:00Legalize This! by Colin McGinnwww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781859843208"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781859843208" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781859843208">Legalize This!</a> The Case for Decriminalizing Drugs<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=183176">Douglas N. Husak</a><br> <b>Series edited by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=183177">Colin McGinn</a></h3><b>Trade Paperback</b>, 210 pages | Verso | Law - Health | <b>$24.95</b> | 978-1-85984-320-8 (1-85984-320-4)<p>Recreational drug users (other than those who take harmful substances like alcohol and tobacco) are regularly imprisoned. Nearly half a million drug offenders are incarcerated in US jails, more than the total number of prisoners in 1980 and more than the entire EU prison population. In some states more is spent on maintaining the prison system than on education. Current drug policies lead to immense personal suffering, as well as police corruption, organized crime and contempt for the law, and make drugs more dangerous because they are illegal and thus not subject to proper controls. Politicians from all sides of the political spectrum are beginning to ask: is it worth it?<br><br>In arguing that criminalization is unjust, Douglas Husak explodes many of the myths that surround drug use. In some years, more than half of high school seniors take drugs, yet the US is not overrun with drug-crazed addicts. Horror stories of the dangers of drug use abound, but the truth is more prosaic; although recreational drugs are sometimes bad for users, there are between 80 and 90 million US citizens who have used illicit drugs without ill effects.</p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97818598432082002-08-17T00:30:00-05:00Civil Warriors by Dan Zegartwww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385319362"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780385319362" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385319362">Civil Warriors</a> The Legal Siege on the Tobacco Industry<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34067">Dan Zegart</a></h3><b>Trade Paperback</b>, 368 pages | Delta | Law - Health; Biography & Autobiography - Lawyers & Judges | <b>$19.00</b> | 978-0-385-31936-2 (0-385-31936-3)<p>A landmark narrative of an epic legal battle, <b>Civil Warriors</b> is the gripping behind-the-scenes account of how one tenacious lawyer led the charge against the titans of the tobacco industry.<br><br>Drawing on five years of eyewitness reporting, thousands of pages of internal documents, and riveting firsthand stories of plaintiffs, lawyers, jurors, and scientists, <b>Civil Warriors</b> weaves the compelling story of attorney Ron Motley, who, along with other die-hard lawyers, scientists, and tobacco-busters, fought tirelessly to bring the tobacco industry to justice.<br><br>Taking us onto the front lines of Motley&#8217;s crusade, investigative journalist Dan Zegart follows the attorney to a dangerous underworld where maverick scientists and corporate whistle-blowers step from the shadows to reveal the truth behind the industry &#8220;spin.&#8221; <br><br>We meet the unforgettable cast of characters that draw Motley on toward his goals ... the mysterious ex-Reynolds employee known as &#8220;Deep Cough,&#8221; who told where evidence on nicotine-laced tobacco was hidden ... the researchers who proved the addictive nature of nicotine &#8212; and were advised by the FBI to check their cars for bombs every morning. <br><br>And we witness how Ron Motley led his quest for truth, justice, and hundred-billion-dollar awards ... to penetrate, finally, the &#8220;control room of the conspiracy,&#8221; an inner circle of lawyers who protected tobacco for thirty years. <b>Civil Warriors</b> is at once a grand adventure and a towering work of investigative journalism &#8212; an eye-opening report on the way justice really works in America today.</p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97803853193622001-12-04T00:30:00-05:00The ABA Complete and Easy Guide to Health Care Law by American Bar Associationwww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780676793994"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780676793994" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780676793994">The ABA Complete and Easy Guide to Health Care Law</a> Your Guide to Protecting Your Rights as a Patient, Dealing with Hospitals, Health Insurance, Medicare, and More<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=56815">American Bar Association</a></h3><b>eBook</b>0 | Three Rivers Press | Law - Health | <b>$13.99</b> | 978-0-676-79399-4 (0-676-79399-1)<p>The <b>ABA Complete and Easy Guide to Health Care Law</b> is a comprehensive guide to understanding your rights as a patient and knowing how to move through the health care system. This guide allows you to understand issues about health care to the fullest. Among the issues covered are:<br><br><b>Patients&#8217; Rights:</b> Confidentiality, Privacy, and the Patient&#8217;s Bill of Rights; Emergency Care; Informed Consent <br><b>Paying for Medical Care:</b> Insurance and Managed Care; COBRA <br><b>Reproduction:</b> Assisted Reproductive Technology; Wrongful Birth and Wrongful Pregnancy; Sterilization; Abortion <br><b>People with Disabilities:</b> Pregnancy; Confidentiality and Disclosure; Vaccinations; Mandatory Testing; Denoting Tort Liability; Quarantine <br><b>Nursing Homes:</b> Choosing a Nursing Home; Paying for Long-Term Care; Medicaid Planning; Alternative Care and Living <br><b>Regulating Medical Professionals:</b> Licensing of Doctors, Nurses, and Hospitals; Medical Malpractice; Research on Humans <br><b>Death and Dying:</b> Right to Refuse Life-Sustaining Treatment; Hospices; Donating Your Organs; Assisted Suicid<br><br><br><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i></p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97806767939942001-10-02T00:30:00-05:00